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拖
tuō
Description
"拖"这个字有很多意思，最常见的是用手把东西拉着走。
The character "拖" has many meanings, the most common is to pull something along with your hand.
它也可以指时间上的拖延，就是把事情往后推，不快点做。
It can also mean delaying in time, that is, postponing things and not doing them quickly.
Meanings
拖tuō
to drag or pull along the ground
他拖着一个很重的箱子。
He is dragging a very heavy suitcase.
拖tuō
to delay; to put off; to drag on
这件事不要再拖了。
Don't delay this matter any longer.
拖地tuō dì
to mop the floor
妈妈每天都拖地。
Mom mops the floor every day.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
拖 for delaying often carries a negative tone, implying laziness or procrastination.
- Etymology
hand radical 扌 signals the physical action of pulling with the hand.
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